Heinous cannot escape God’s justice

January 17, 2013

Warning to the heinous who think they can escape God’s justice Ironic how the laws that should have stopped the convicted felon from having a gun and murdering our heroic firefighters and police,......

HillTopWV

You said, "That depends on how one defines "religion" and the religion that one believes..."

No, it really depends entirely on the person. Religion can influence and mold for good or bad or both, but I'm not aware of a history of atheists flying airplanes into buildings or burning heretics (or cheering either on). It takes deeply and confidently held religious beliefs, and usually supportive religious organizations, to do things like that.

HillTopWV

Belief in an afterlife or ultimate justice from a god does not prevent heinous acts if the person believes they're doing their god's will when they commit the heinous act. History is littered with examples.

Since it is not really possible for anyone to know the will of any god, they have to imagine it for themselves, and so they justify their actions however they will. Believing in supernatural things allows an unlimited source of justifications for evil.

Some people will commit acts they know are wrong if they believe that their god will, nevertheless, forgive them and welcome them to eternal bliss. Some will use the god of the Bible as their example and inspiration, and slay the infidels, knowing they are doing their god's work. Some people will do evil things because they believe they are defying a god of their imagination in doing so.

Religion is no cure for heinous acts. It is often the reason for them.